individual Members

Greg Beatty gregfieldbeatty@gmail.com BACKGROUND A Canadian with a US law degree and 25+ years of experience in Asia. An internship at Baker McKenzie (Bangkok) more than 25 years ago launched an international career that has spanned telecommunications, energy, technology licensing and hospitality. For the past 12 years, Greg was the MD and coo for two companies that provide technology solutions to leading hotel chains globally. He is a frequent lecturer at universities.

Tanveer Ali www.olympicbd.com BACKGROUND tanveer works for olympic industries, the largest biscuit manufacturer in Bangladesh. He oversees the company’s operations, treasury management and capex strategy. Tanveer has led several significant projects including the company’s supply chain process restructuring and its SAP ERP and ISO 22000 implementations.

René Bourgeois Managing Partner New World Education Co., Ltd. www.gostudycanada.net BACKGROUND New World education Company Limited (dba GoStudyCanada) provides education consultant services to students and parents at all levels: K-12, language schools, short term cultural exchanges, summer programs, high school diplomas, college, and university. We make your transition from your home country to canada easy by providing factual advice and tailoring services to meet your specific needs. We offer education consulting; assist with school & program selection and application; ensure your visa application will have the highest chance of approval; advice on travel arrangements; give you a pre-departure orientation; homestay guidance and support; and in Canada support as needed. We work with school districts, colleges, universities and language school from coast to coast. We are also associated with top IRCC immigration consultants and the HLG law firm to help with any immigration needs if your situation is best suited to immigration versus education. Our services are paid by the institutions we represent so there are no reasons not to drop by for a consult.

Sean Brady cancham Hall of Fame recipient

BACKGROUND Sean was a career foreign service officer in the Canadian Department of External Affairs after completing degrees in chinese and Southeast Asian studies at the University of toronto and cornell University in the 1960’s. He had diplomatic postings in Hong Kong, Thailand, and New York, before serving

as the Official Spokesman of the Department of External Affairs, and then as High Commissioner in Singapore. He left the Canadian foreign service and set up his own consulting company, Pac rim international, in thailand in July 1989. Sean joined the fledgling thai-canadian business club and became an active member. In 1991 he became the Founding President of the then thai-canadian chamber of commerce, the forerunner of today’s CanCham. He served several terms on the chamber’s board of Directors, both as President and, later, as an Advisor. Sean has remained in Thailand since 1989. Pac Rim represented the Canada-ASEAN centre and the canadian Provinces of ontario and British Columbia on the trade front. His company also represented a number of canadian and international corporations in the pulp and paper sectors, such as H.A. Simons and Commonwealth Construction. In addition, it represented bombardier business and regional Aircraft and Bombardier Amphibious Aircraft, as well as Bell Helicopter Textron. Sean was an active rotarian and served as the President of the rotary club of bangkok South. He is married to Khun Premsiri Devahastin. Sean and Premsiri relocated to Chiangmai in October 2017.

Rob Candelino Chief Executive Officer Unilever thai Group of companies

BACKGROUND Years of Service in Unilever: 21 years. Joined Unilever canada as an intern in 1997 and has had a wide breadth of experiences working in customer Development, innovation, brand and General Management roles across the globe. Rob and his teams have received countless industry awards such as “integrated campaign of the year – Dove Men+care” from AdWeek and Dove being named one of “America’s Hottest Brands” by AdAge. Additionally, Rob has also received several personal honors including being named as a “40 under 40” marketing executive from both Ad Age and Sports Business Daily in 2013. In 2008, Marketing Week in the UK named Rob a “Power 100” marketer. In November 2013, Rob was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement for his significant contribution to the advertising and media industry. rob sits on the board of Directors of the Clean the World Foundation (cleantheworld.org) and has also served on the Personal care Products council where he was an executive committee member.

Richard Cayne Managing Director Meyer international Limited

BACKGROUND richard is a Managing Director of Meyer international Limited; a financial consulting firm which is a part of the MEYER group of companies providing wealth management consulting services with a focus on Japanese HNWI’s. The Meyer Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Wealth Group Holdings Ltd a financial services holding group listed in London UK.

Surachit (Art) Chanovan Managing Director Canadian Education Office www.successcanada.org tel: +66 84 077 0707, +66 85 071 7070 Line: Successcanada

BACKGROUND SUCCESS CANADA.org/Canadian Education Office • A centre for Thai students/parents/local schools’ counselors in obtaining advice and counseling about canadian education and to continue representing canadian education office with full integrity. • A source of knowledge for Thai education agents with consultation, certification, training and agents’ seminars to raise awareness of canadian education to their staffs. • Organize Canadian Education Fairs/Forums and working in alliance with offices in Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. • Representative of Canadian institutions in thailand in order to promote awareness of their institutions to local schools, colleges and universities, general public and education agents alike through seminars, exhibitions and presentations etc.. • Assist Canadian institutions in all areas when recruiting students in thailand including school visits, agent visits, accommodation and transportation needs etc. • A one stop service for Thai public in consulting about studying in canada in all aspects and help organize their travel plans. • A leader in bringing Thai students to Canada for educational tours • Outreach, presentations and showcasing events, exhibitions about canadian education and its institutions in BKK and upcountry at local institutions comprise of

international schools, local schools, colleges, universities and the general public. • The one and only popular local website in thai for public about canadian education with links to all supporting canadian institutions’ websites.

Scott Coates twitter: @scottcoates73 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottmcoates www.talktravelasia.com BACKGROUND Scott has lived in SE Asia since 1999, when he moved to thailand to co-found luxury travel company, Smiling Albino. There he designed life-changing adventures throughout Asia, before selling his ownership in the business in 2013. In 2016 he joined EXO Travel as their Director of People Development, where he was responsible for designing and delivering training programs for their 940 team members across 10 countries. Employee engagement and workplace happiness were major focuses with his HR teams at 26 regional offices. An avid learner, in 2011, he was a Fellow in the Asia Pacific Leadership Program at the East-West Center in Hawaii. He’s served as the executive Director of the Malaysia canada business council, developed community outreach programs, and has worked as a team Building Consultant for clients such as AstraZeneca and Tetra Pak. He’s contributed to guide books, co-hosts a podcast talktravelasia.com, has cycled to Mount Everest Base Camp, and run half-marathons in 5 countries.

Tim Cornwall, PHD Managing consultant Speech work consultancy speechwork.co.th, bangkoksnowremoval.com, celebrants4weddings.com, thaiednet.org Email: cornwall.tim@gmail.com tel: +66 81 834 8982

BACKGROUND Dr. Tim has varied interests in Bangkok - English teaching/coaching, snow removal, and wedding celebrant. Dr. Tim offers solutions ranging from corporate business-english courses to providing one-on-one coaching, from writing speeches to editing reports and from supporting clients in preparing presentations to holding or organizing workshops. He is also the face behind bangkok Snow removal, (bangkoksnowremoval.com) a small company offering unique individual or corporate calendars and cards featuring bangkok scenes, with or without a blanket of snow, along with other watercolours and line drawings. Dr. Tim also finds time to act as a wedding celebrant for couples looking for a non-religious wedding ceremony. (celebrants4weddings.com) Involved with the Rotary Club of Bangkok South for 20 years, (rotarybangkoksouth.org) Tim was the 2019/20 President. He is also involved with capitol toastmasters Club, (capitoltoastmasters.com) which he helped to establish in 2000. Jean-Marc Dellaire Chief Executive Officer JMD consulting Email: jm@jmdallaire.com Tel: +1 514 918 9595 (Canada), +66 93 915 4195 (Thailand) BACKGROUND Jean-Marc is an executive-level professional with over 38 years of experience in the retail, financial services, and payments industries. Over his career, he has been successful at helping companies to optimize growth and profitability by implementing innovative strategies that reshape how they deliver products and services to core markets. He is adept at finding new ways to engage and excite the marketplace, which has allowed him to generate over $1billion in revenue for organizations. He is now actively engaged in his consultancy practice with several clients in canada and Asia offering services ranging from sourcing funding and investments to business expansion in South East Asia leveraging his experience and extensive global networks. Current Areas of Focus: • Innovative Technologies (AI, ML, Blockchain) • Market Development • CRM via digital platforms • Supply Chain Management • Smart Building LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jmdallaire/ Website: www.jmdallaire.com

Thanida (Mae) Doltunyapornpakapob Managing Director Ira Natural Products BACKGROUND Thanida is Managing Director of Ira Natural Products company Limited, a natural and sustainable lip care brand under At Ira, we believe in natural ingredients and also have a deep respect for the environment. Our commitment is giving back to nature as much as nature gives to us. With the above passion spirit, we extensively research not only our ingredients but also the packaging that can take care of nature from using box manufacturing processes without lamination to 100% biodegradable lip balm packaging. thanida, she also believes in helping local farmers and community. She sources local heritage ingredients in many parts of thailand to contribute this to community. To grow together and not leave someone back is her mindset.

Daniel Fraser co-Founder & ceo Smiling Albino Ltd. tel: +66 81 171 0778 Email: dan@smilingalbino.com BACKGROUND in 1995 Daniel came to thailand from canada on a one-year volunteer stint working on royal Projects and teaching at chitralada Palace School. Years later, recognizing a need for elevated travel experiences, Dan returned and co-founded Smiling Albino in 1999. A natural host, his energy, fluency in the Thai language, local friendships and in-depth destination knowledge have since made Daniel into one of Thailand’s – and Southeast Asia’s – most recognized travel authorities and personalities. He is a well-known media figure in thailand as the host of popular national tV series, Longrukyim, a thai-language documentary investigating unique sides of thai culture through the eyes of a resident canadian. Nearly 300 episodes have been filmed since 2011. With Smiling Albino now actively present throughout the region, Dan is a regular presenter at tourism and community events throughout Southeast Asia, and splits his time between Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Yves Gaboriault business consultant Stonelotus Ventures tel: +66 85 243 8116 Email: yves@stonelotus.asia BACKGROUND Accomplished business executive with over 20 years of sales leadership and management experience in Asia, Africa, and North America. Expertise includes building, developing, and growing partners, dealers and distributors in the construction machinery industry, particularly across the Asia Pacific region. Asia Pacific region.

Robert Kief

BACKGROUND Working to establish a new chapter of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Phuket. Set a life goal in my elementary school years to retire by the age of 40, achieved! Full time resident of Phuket since 2008. Entrepreneur by heart, owned businesses in the import sector, retail clothing, automotive services industry and currently rental apartments.

Ophat Kittitanarux Managing Director, Arrow Engineering, and Director 3H TOP BACKGROUND A young entrepreneur who founded a construction company, building many manufacturing facilities and undertaking government contracts. He also represents several products, especially ARGO vehicles (a Canadian product). Currently, Mr. Ophat works as an Investment Advisor for Arrow Engineering to invest in Special Economic Zones. He is also an assistant to the Secretary of the Subcommittee of National Strategy and Government Policies for the Senate of Thailand. Caroline Kwan Independent Corporate Advisor BACKGROUND caroline has extensive experience and held senior positions in start-ups, aviation ground handling, project management, and business development. She now provides independent corporate advisory and facilitates strategic business transactions on behalf of clients in South-East Asia and further field. She has been on cancham thailand’s board of Director from 2017-2020 and served as Vice President during 2019-2020. She has played a vital role in many Cancham’s flagship activities, including chairing the very successful Women in Leadership event for 3 years consecutively. Caroline grew up in canada and has studied and worked in the United States before being dispatched as an expatriate to Macau and Hong Kong. She has lived in Thailand for over 10 years.

Don Lavoie

BACKGROUND Don first came to Asia in 1975 when he was appointed Vice president, Asia for Lavalin International, establishing offices in Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Vietnam and Thailand. Don helped to successfully establish canada’s largest engineering firm in Southeast Asia and personally participated in the tendering and award of over 50 consulting engineering contracts in transportation, energy and Infrastructure development.

Moving to thailand in 1989 to support contract negotiations for an elevated transit project. The contract was signed in early 1992, but unfortunately the project was cancelled shortly thereafter. Don continued to pursue opportunities in Asia for SNC-Lavalin until joining Bombardier transportation in 1997. As Vice President for Asia he established a regional sales and marketing office to pursue transit opportunities for the world’s leading mass transportation company. He continued to represent bombardier transportation in thailand for the Systems Division responsible for business development and sales until retiring in 2017.

Rungtip Malasithiwong rungtip Malasithiwong Managing Director Protanica Co., Ltd. BACKGROUND Rungtip is Managing Director of Protanica Co., Ltd; a manufacturer and exporter of cricket powder – the sustainable protein source to feed the next generation. Prior to lead Protanica company, she worked in Food lab operation and Agricultural business field that aimed her to well understand what the true meaning of from ‘farm to fork’ is and of course outline her commitment to grow business which is not only what we can get but also what we can give to our people and our planet. rungtip, she believes in power of questions and it would not be only one answer for the same question. At Protanica, she encourages her team to dig down into the ground and find out the sustainable solutions in cricket products. Cricket, a tiny thing in the world which is similarly to zero number. But once we added this zero number after any numbers, their values will be changed from 1 to 10 and from 10 to 100. This is how cricket is food to change the world.

William David McCann Founder BCX Design tel: +66 92 297 1169 Email: david@bcx-design.com BACKGROUND Spending 15 years in Canadian financial services working with sales, marketing, product, and training teams David founded BCX Design in 2016 after moving to Asia. Seeing the potential of behavioural science to aid in product design, change programs, and marketing programs, David has become a passionate advocate for the field working with multinationals, and tech startups across the globe. behaviours surrounding decision-making, risk, trust, and habit formation are heavily influenced by the context in which those behaviours occur. Bringing advanced research tools, David helps a business understand the choice environment of a target audience, and then designs solutions that add real value, whether the goal is improved engagement, shorter customer acquisition cycles, or improvements to employee engagement. based in bangkok since 2021, David specializes in financial services, e-commerce, and enterprise software.

John McGrath thai-chinese international School www.tcis.ac.th tel: +66 2 751 1201

BACKGROUND tciS celebrates its 25th year as an international school. Located in Samutprakarn and emphasising a college preparatory approach, tciS celebrates learning through language acquisition. Founded in 1995, TCIS is a nonprofit school that was started as a Foundation to provide traditional mandarin instruction. the original group of taiwanese expatriates established a school that now serves an ece to grade 12 American curriculum. GRaduates attend prestigious local universities as well as top ranked Taiwanese, Asian and American and canadian schools such as thammasat, NTU, University of Toronto, Berkeley, Yale and Princeton. It is WASC and MOE accredited and a member of ISAT and EARCOS Services: tciS is a Google School and has hosted the Google Summit for the past five years. All staff at TCIS are expected to have a minimum of level 1 Google certification. This makes tciS ideally situated for online teaching and learning and it has been a leader in this area for several years. TCIS offers extensive standardized testing and benchmarking through PSAT, SAT, AP, MA, CTFL and is a test centre for multiple language testing. Offering a full range of Arts and Academics, TCIS boasts the best ratio for AP scores where the prestigious score of 6 is given. TCIS belongs to multiple athletic conferences and has several championships to its credit. Each of our teachers is certified in a specific area and the majority hold advanced degrees. We recruit our teachers primarily from the United States and Canada, and with all staff required to go through extensive screening, child-safety is at the heart of our student centred approach to learning.

Pacharee Pantoomano chief consultant to Unicorns BrandNow Asia BACKGROUND Pacharee leads Brandnow.asia, a boutique agency and consultancy serving startup, unicorns, disruptors and blue-chip brands here in Thailand and in the region. Brand Now is part of the PRN network with 30+ partners that spans the globe. The focus is on strategy and brand communication with services ranging from public relations, marketing, social media, marketplace shop setup services, google and advertising services, direct marketing to event management. Some of the B2B clients are Grohe, Merck and Akzo Nobel. The B2C clients include Grab, Lalamove, Ksher and Wechat Pay.

Rajiv Parrah CEO, A & II Group www.aiigroup.co Email: rajiv@aiigroup.co BACKGROUND Rajiv is CEO of the A & I I Group. The company focuses on building OnLine businesses (International trade, onLine booking Services, Investments), regionally and globally. He is based in ASEAN. Rajiv has worked within in various industry and government sectors and

brings to the company experiences gained over the last 40+ years. Senior executive positions have included strategy, operations, services, business development (including channels), sales, marketing, international product development and consultancy positions. Past roles have included ceo and Managing Director roles within the consolidated Press Holdings Group of Companies (CPH) in Australia, ceo / MD of various companies, including global entities and regional company(s) in both ANZ, Asia, Middle East, North America and europe

rajiv holds an electrical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada.

Parwinder Sadana citizenship & immigration Practitioner Service Links Canada (Thailand) Co. Ltd. tel: +66 86 156 8786 / +1 604 761 7855 Fax: +1 604 229 2951 Email: psadana@servicelinks.ca www.servicelinks.ca, www.studylinks.ca 9/39, Hue Sukhumvit, 3rd Flr, Sukhumvit 62/3, Bang Chak, Phra Khanong, Bangkok 10260. THAILAND 209-b, 2099 Lougheed Hwy, Port coquitlam, Shaughnessy Square, british columbia V3b 1A8. CANADA BACKGROUND Service links Canada Inc., is immigration law consultancy firm with over 17 years of experience assisting a diverse global clientele. We are headquartered in Vancouver, canada with Asia offices in Bangkok, Thailand and HCMC, Vietnam. At Service Links Canada, we practice various areas in canadian immigration law. We deal in cases of permanent residence and serves clients in applying for program applications such as federal skilled worker (Express Entry), humanitarian and compassionate, provincial nominee programs, parental and spousal sponsorships, and other cases, which involve business workers. In addition, we give clients assistance with several types of work permits (open work permits, etc.), study permits, citizenship applications, PRRAs, and permits for temporary residency such as super visa. At both offices of Service Links in canada and thailand, our Staff speaks a variety of languages including english, thai, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Cantonese, Mandarin and Persian. Parwinder Sadana is President of Service Links Canada Inc., He started his Immigration consultancy practice in 2004 and completed his immigration Practitioner Program at University of british columbia in 2005 and become member of canadian Society of immigration Consultants (CSIC) in 2006 and later he became a regulated canadian immigration consultant, licensed by the immigration consultants of canada regulatory council (ICCRC). He has been honoured with a fellowship from the canadian Migration institute (CMI), which educates and accredits its members, advocates on immigration law and policy, and promotes consumer protection within the Immigration community. He holds Gold Member status of Canadian Association of Professional Consultants (CAPIC) and Commissioner of Oaths of British Columbia.

Evan Sahmet Director, Lawyer, and real estate investor Premier Group

Marisha Shibuya Independent Consultant & Author www.myglobetrotterbook.com BACKGROUND Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya, M.Sc., is a Canadian Author and International Consultant on Water Policy. She is the author of “My Globetrotter book”, a series of travel activity books for children to discover the world. She authored “My Globetrotter book” with a vision to inspire our youth to explore the countless beauties our world has to offer within the pages of a book and beyond. So far, she has called Quebec City, Montreal, Paris, New York, tokyo, and bangkok home, and has been living in Asia for 15 years (Tokyo and Bangkok). Marisha has performed assignments for a broad range of multilateral agencies (United Nations), international financial institutions (Asian Development Bank), governments and civil society organizations. Marisha has a B.A. from McGill University, an M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from the Université du Québec à Montréal, and an M.Sc. in International Development from the School of Law, tulane University, New Orleans.

Sirirojana (Nine) Thaiyanan Marketing Director, Second Generation Developer Wisdom Group tel: +66 96 659 6269 Email: ninexst@gmail.com BACKGROUND Sirirojana leads the marketing team of Wisdom Group and will continue to be a business successor for this company. Wisdom Group is a real estate company in chonburi province , consists of over 8 buildings including condominium, apartment and other commercial buildings. we are responsible for over 1000 rooms in our business sector. My current responsible area is on the marketing and communicating side, relationship marketing , aftersales service and customer relation. Looking after all the areas that includes talking to the potential customers which are students from Burapha University.

Scot Thom Founder Digital export Development Scot@digitalexportdevelopment.com www.digitalexportdevelopment.com tel: +1 647 954 5494

BACKGROUND over the past 20 years, Scot thom has helped dozens of companies startup, raise funds, and scale their business. At Digital Export Development, we help companies accelerate their growth by commercializing research, entering new geographies and build a scalable sales team. Based out of Chiang Mai, Mr. thom strives to build a sustainable technology community in northern thailand by maintaining strong ties to the startup community in Canada.